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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Patryk (ranked 831 p4p, 692 weight class) and Eddie Bjornsson (ranked 104 p4p, 88 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lukasz Patryk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Bjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patryk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bjornsson pinned against the cage. Bjornsson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Patryk gets caught flat footed, as Bjornsson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bjornsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Patryk is keeping the position for now.
Bjornsson trying to control but Patryk is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Patryk wants to get back to his feet but Bjornsson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bjornsson trying to control but Patryk is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson postures up.
Bjornsson chips away with some ground and pound.
Patryk is trying to hold Bjornsson in close to prevent damage but Bjornsson has managed to pass into half guard.
Bjornsson tries to pass to full mount but Patryk defends it.
Patryk is refusing to be controlled, as Bjornsson sits in half guard.
Bjornsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bjornsson prevents Patryk from standing back up.
Bjornsson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patryk is not content to let Bjornsson control the position.
Bjornsson seems to be looking for submissions.
Patryk trying to control but Bjornsson postures up.
Bjornsson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bjornsson shoots in and bounces Patryk off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bjornsson working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Bjornsson postures up and lands a big shot to Patryk's brow.
Patryk seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Patryk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Patryk is pulling down on Bjornsson's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bjornsson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
It looks like Bjornsson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Bjornsson forces his way into half guard.
Patryk wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Patryk looking for submissions off his back.
Patryk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bjornsson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Bjornsson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bjornsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Patryk tries to get to full guard but Bjornsson has control of the leg.
Bjornsson wants to pass to mount but Patryk is defending the position.
Bjornsson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Eddie Bjornsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bjornsson throws a strike but Patryk avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Patryk throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patryk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bjornsson is trying to get back to full guard.
Bjornsson controlling the position for now.
Patryk seems to be working for a kimura but Bjornsson defends the submission attempt.
Bjornsson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bjornsson pulls Patryk in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patryk wants to control from the top but Bjornsson keeps moving.
Bjornsson pulls Patryk in close to prevent any damage.
Bjornsson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bjornsson throws a big elbow that misses.
Bjornsson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bjornsson slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Patryk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Patryk is trying to control but can't.
Bjornsson is taking a breather. Patryk says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bjornsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bjornsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patryk keeps working.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bjornsson clinches up against the cage.
Bjornsson tries for a takedown but Patryk manages to get underhooks.
Bjornsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Patryk backwards.
Patryk manages to break the clinch.
Bjornsson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Patryk looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Patryk sneaks out the side door and pushes Bjornsson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bjornsson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Patryk kicks Bjornsson off and gets back to his feet.
Lukasz Patryk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bjornsson gets a double leg takedown into Patryk's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lukasz Patryk will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bjornsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bjornsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bjornsson slows the pace down.
Bjornsson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Patryk is looking to reverse the position.
Patryk tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bjornsson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BOOM! Bjornsson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bjornsson working Patryk over with strikes here.
Bjornsson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Patryk hang on?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson trying to control but Patryk is having none of it.
Bjornsson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Patryk's face.
Bjornsson looking to finish Patryk with some ground and pound. This is bad for Patryk!
Bjornsson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Patryk manages to avoid the submission attempt.
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Patryk is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bjornsson tries to move to mount but Patryk blocks the move with his legs.
Bjornsson tries for a kimura but Patryk is defending well.
Bjornsson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patryk is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Bjornsson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Patryk is squirming around, avoiding Bjornsson's attempts to control the action.
Patryk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bjornsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bjornsson unloading with bombs!
It looks like Lukasz Patryk has been cut.
Bjornsson content just to control the position here.
Bjornsson lands a big shot to the head and Patryk winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Eddie Bjornsson!
Eddie Bjornsson is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Eddie Bjornsson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Lukasz Patryk was interviewed post fight and said 'I will never give up!'.
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